The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 2, 2071
Waxing Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 AM
8:28 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1832
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.9° / 134.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 47m / -5.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.07° / 2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.97° / -2.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.64° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.